Well I understand your delema. My Hypo female did not want to be messed with by a male either. She spent about a week trying to elude the male and wasn't being cooperative. But as I had predicted, the males attention to her,(I believe) sent her into a hormonal shed cycle. I removed the male and waited for her to finish the cycle, in which BTW, seemed to be different than a normal shed by how she layed on her sides more in a big circle. After the shed she was alot more receptive to him, and now she ovulated, and is 4 days into her POS.
It's hard when you have miltiple females and one male to juggle. The one thing I would try to avoid is switching him every few days back & forth, for he may not finish with either. A back-up male would be ideal (even if not a Jungle). As long as he's interested, I'd leave him in there, until you're convinced that she's not going to be receptive then maybe make the switch to the other. Patients is key in breedings with these snakes. I'm learning that more and more each year. Good luck. Keep us posted.
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